FATAL road accidents hit a horrifying new record over the weekend. In the blackest weekend ever on Irish roads, a catalogue of nine separate accidents claimed 10 lives.

The West Cork novice pairing of Diarmuid French/Jason O’Mahony (Toyota Corolla) won the Skibbereen 100 Isles Navigation Trial following a tiebreak with national championship contenders, Andy Mackarel/Liam Higgins (Ascona).